In range for Colorado travel rolesColorado travel postings that state pay run $44/hr to $65/hr, the middle half $50/hr to $58/hr, across 203 postings.
Benefits
Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life insurance
The role and schedule
Not in this role
Floating
On call
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The workplace
Swedish Medical Center
Hospital
What is solid today is the place itself: Englewood, CO, inside a compact-license state with a flat state income tax around 4.4%. That matters if you are relocating or already carry a compact multistate license. Pay bands, ratios, scheduling, residency,…
Meda Health is looking for an L&D RN to work a travel assignment in an acute care hospital setting. Must have at least two years of experience, state licensure and BLS/ACLS/NRP/AWHONN (at minimum).
Neighborhoods+Old Town Englewood, centered near South Broadway between Hampden Avenue and Dartmouth, is the most walkable hub, featuring historic bungalows and craftsman homes within easy reach of cafes and the transit station. Northeast Englewood borders Hampden and South Colorado Boulevard, offering mid-century ranches and renovated homes with a more suburban texture close to Denver enclaves. CityCenter Englewood is a master-planned, mixed-use district with apartments directly above retail and transit, while the neighboring Wellness District is centered directly around Swedish Medical Center.
Old Town Englewood, centered near South Broadway between Hampden Avenue and Dartmouth, is the most walkable hub, featuring historic bungalows and craftsman homes within easy reach of cafes and the transit station. Northeast Englewood borders Hampden and South Colorado Boulevard, offering mid-century ranches and renovated homes with a more suburban texture close to Denver enclaves.
CityCenter Englewood is a master-planned, mixed-use district with apartments directly above retail and transit, while the neighboring Wellness District is centered directly around Swedish Medical Center.
Getting around+Healthcare workers stationed in the Wellness District have exceptionally short local trips, often walkable from central neighborhoods. For regional access, drivers use Highway 85 (Santa Fe Drive) or South Broadway to reach Denver in roughly fifteen to twenty minutes, while the Englewood Station hub connects regional riders through RTD light rail and bus routes. Shift workers also look south toward neighboring Historic Downtown Littleton, utilizing the RTD stop along that corridor for straightforward hospital connections.
Healthcare workers stationed in the Wellness District have exceptionally short local trips, often walkable from central neighborhoods. For regional access, drivers use Highway 85 (Santa Fe Drive) or South Broadway to reach Denver in roughly fifteen to twenty minutes, while the Englewood Station hub connects regional riders through RTD light rail and bus routes.
Shift workers also look south toward neighboring Historic Downtown Littleton, utilizing the RTD stop along that corridor for straightforward hospital connections.
Outdoors+Englewood maintains 12 city parks, five dog-friendly recreation spaces, three community gardens, a skate park, and the municipal recreation center. Paved multi-use routes along the South Platte River Trail and Bear Creek Trail cater to cyclists and runners year-round. Families and outdoor lovers also frequent the Pirates Cove Family Aquatic Center on West Belleview Avenue and Broken Tee Englewood Golf Course, with regional open water access at Cherry Creek State Park and Chatfield State Park located a short drive away.
Englewood maintains 12 city parks, five dog-friendly recreation spaces, three community gardens, a skate park, and the municipal recreation center. Paved multi-use routes along the South Platte River Trail and Bear Creek Trail cater to cyclists and runners year-round.
Families and outdoor lovers also frequent the Pirates Cove Family Aquatic Center on West Belleview Avenue and Broken Tee Englewood Golf Course, with regional open water access at Cherry Creek State Park and Chatfield State Park located a short drive away.
Check the commute at your shift’s start and end, upfront housing costs, and whether moving assistance must be repaid if you leave.
Living in Englewood
For nurses relocating to the southern Denver metro, Englewood offers a rare balance: an independent municipality with its own civic services, anchored directly around a dedicated Wellness District housing Swedish Medical Center and major clinical providers. Living here eliminates brutal highway commutes for healthcare workers, who can settle in walkable Old Town bungalows, modern CityCenter transit-adjacent flats, or quiet mid-century ranches in Northeast Englewood. South Broadway forms the city's lively spine, lined with independent dining, coffee shops, and monthly creative gatherings like Second Saturdays. Outdoor life is built into everyday routines, from the paved South Platte River and Bear Creek trails to Pirates Cove Family Aquatic Center and nearby state reservoirs. Navigating the wider metro is seamless via Highway 85 and the Englewood RTD light rail station. Practical tradeoffs exist: public school ratings are mixed outside the southeastern pocket zoned for Cherry Creek Schools, commercial thoroughfares can feel utilitarian, and crime rates remain elevated compared to state averages despite downward trends. For clinicians seeking urban proximity and an authentic community identity, Englewood stands out as a functional, grounded base.
